Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tu

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *tui (“fishhook”). Evidence points to a back vowel, not a front vowel for proto-Ryukyuan.

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*tu

1. fishhook

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
  • Okinawan: 鉤 (tsī /⁠tsîː ~ tɕîː⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
  • Yoron: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 鉤 (tsïï)
  • Yaeyama: 鉤 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 鉤 (chi)